On Being with Krista Tippett

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On Being takes up the big questions of meaning with scientists and theologians, artists and teachers — some you know and others you'll love to meet. Each week a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — updated every Thursday. Hosted by Krista Tippett. Discover more at onbeing.org. On Being Studios is the producer of On Being, Becoming Wise, Creating Our Own Lives, and more to come.

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CleanAlice Parker — Singing Is the Most Companionable of Arts

Singing is able to touch and join human beings in ways few other arts can. Alice Parker is a wise, joyful thinker and writer on this truth, and has been a hero in the universe of choral music as a composer, conductor, and teacher for most of her 90 years.

Singing is able to touch and join human beings in ways few other arts can. Alice Parker is a wise, joyful thinker and writer on this truth, and has been a hero in the universe of choral music as a composer, conductor, and teacher for most of her 90 years.

Before Pope Francis, James Martin was perhaps the best-loved Jesuit in American life. He’s followed the calling of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, to “find God in all things” — but with a sense of humor and in 21st-century

Before Pope Francis, James Martin was perhaps the best-loved Jesuit in American life. He’s followed the calling of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, to “find God in all things” — but with a sense of humor and in 21st-century

In her epic work of narrative non-fiction, "The Warmth of Other Suns," Isabel Wilkerson uncovers layers of under-reported American history. But by telling it through a human lens, she shines a light on the human work before us now.

In her epic work of narrative non-fiction, "The Warmth of Other Suns," Isabel Wilkerson uncovers layers of under-reported American history. But by telling it through a human lens, she shines a light on the human work before us now.

In an unsettled political moment, at the end of a divisive electoral campaign, the late civil rights elder Vincent Harding is a voice of calm, wisdom, and perspective. He posed and lived a question freshly in our midst: Is America possible?

In an unsettled political moment, at the end of a divisive electoral campaign, the late civil rights elder Vincent Harding is a voice of calm, wisdom, and perspective. He posed and lived a question freshly in our midst: Is America possible?

Michael Longley, one of Northern Ireland’s foremost poets, is a voice for now — wisely insisting on the vitality of ordinary things, precisely in the face of what is hard and broken in life and society.

Michael Longley, one of Northern Ireland’s foremost poets, is a voice for now — wisely insisting on the vitality of ordinary things, precisely in the face of what is hard and broken in life and society.

CleanNatasha Trethewey and Eboo Patel — How to Live Beyond This Election

How to reimagine and re-weave life together after this election? We take a long, nourishing view of the challenge and promise of this moment with Pulitzer prize-winning former poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, and interfaith visionary, Eboo Patel.

How to reimagine and re-weave life together after this election? We take a long, nourishing view of the challenge and promise of this moment with Pulitzer prize-winning former poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, and interfaith visionary, Eboo Patel.

CleanDavid Brooks and E.J. Dionne — Sinfulness, Hopefulness, and the Possibility of Politics

We live in a strange, tumultuous political moment. In this conversation with journalists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne we attempt a long view of the challenge and promise we will all be living as citizens whoever becomes president on November 8.

We live in a strange, tumultuous political moment. In this conversation with journalists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne we attempt a long view of the challenge and promise we will all be living as citizens whoever becomes president on November 8.

The poet and memoirist Mary Karr has a captivating ability to give voice to what is funny and wild in life’s most heartbreaking moments. And she embodies this wryness and wildness in her lesser-known spiritual practice as a devout Catholic.

The poet and memoirist Mary Karr has a captivating ability to give voice to what is funny and wild in life’s most heartbreaking moments. And she embodies this wryness and wildness in her lesser-known spiritual practice as a devout Catholic.

Fundamental forces of physics determine everything that happens, “from the birth of a child to the birth of a galaxy.” Physicist Leonard Mlodinow has an intriguing perspective on the gap between theory and reality — and our capacity to create our li

Fundamental forces of physics determine everything that happens, “from the birth of a child to the birth of a galaxy.” Physicist Leonard Mlodinow has an intriguing perspective on the gap between theory and reality — and our capacity to create our li

Alain de Botton is a philosopher who likes the best of religion, but doesn’t believe in God. So he’s created a global secular community — The School of Life. He explains why wisdom and ritual shouldn’t be reserved just for believers.

Alain de Botton is a philosopher who likes the best of religion, but doesn’t believe in God. So he’s created a global secular community — The School of Life. He explains why wisdom and ritual shouldn’t be reserved just for believers.

The history of rebellion is rife with excess and burnout. But new generations have a distinctive commitment to be reflective and activist at once, to be in service as much as in charge, and to learn from history while bringing new realities into being.

The history of rebellion is rife with excess and burnout. But new generations have a distinctive commitment to be reflective and activist at once, to be in service as much as in charge, and to learn from history while bringing new realities into being.

CleanMirabai Bush — Search Inside Yourself: Contemplation in Life and Work

She works at an emerging 21st century intersection of industry, social healing, and diverse contemplative practices. Raised Catholic with Joan of Arc as her hero, Mirabai Bush is one of the people who brought Buddhism to the West from India in the 1970s.

She works at an emerging 21st century intersection of industry, social healing, and diverse contemplative practices. Raised Catholic with Joan of Arc as her hero, Mirabai Bush is one of the people who brought Buddhism to the West from India in the 1970s.

A philosopher of ecology, Joanna Macy’s path wound from the CIA to Tibetan Buddhism, to translating the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. We take that exquisite poetry as a lens on her wisdom on the great dramas of our time: ecological, political, personal.

A philosopher of ecology, Joanna Macy’s path wound from the CIA to Tibetan Buddhism, to translating the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. We take that exquisite poetry as a lens on her wisdom on the great dramas of our time: ecological, political, personal.

The Brazilian lyricist Paulo Coelho is best known for his book, "The Alchemist" — which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 400 weeks. His fable-like stories turn life, love, writing, and reading into pilgrimage.

The Brazilian lyricist Paulo Coelho is best known for his book, "The Alchemist" — which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 400 weeks. His fable-like stories turn life, love, writing, and reading into pilgrimage.

Xavier Le Pichon, one of the world's leading geophysicists, helped create the field of plate tectonics. A devout Catholic and spiritual thinker, he has come to think of caring attention to weakness as an essential quality that allowed humanity to evolve.

Xavier Le Pichon, one of the world's leading geophysicists, helped create the field of plate tectonics. A devout Catholic and spiritual thinker, he has come to think of caring attention to weakness as an essential quality that allowed humanity to evolve.

CleanThich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Being Peace in a World of Trauma

We visited Thich Nhat Hanh at a retreat attended by police officers and other members of the criminal justice system; they offer stark gentle wisdom for finding buoyancy and “being peace” in a world of conflict, anger, and violence.

We visited Thich Nhat Hanh at a retreat attended by police officers and other members of the criminal justice system; they offer stark gentle wisdom for finding buoyancy and “being peace” in a world of conflict, anger, and violence.

We visited Thich Nhat Hanh at a retreat attended by police officers and other members of the criminal justice system; they offer stark gentle wisdom for finding buoyancy and “being peace” in a world of conflict, anger, and violence.

We visited Thich Nhat Hanh at a retreat attended by police officers and other members of the criminal justice system; they offer stark gentle wisdom for finding buoyancy and “being peace” in a world of conflict, anger, and violence.

Her name is synonymous with her fantastically best-selling memoir "Eat Pray Love." But through the disorienting process of becoming a global celebrity, Elizabeth Gilbert has also reflected deeply on the gift and challenge of inhabiting a creative life.

Her name is synonymous with her fantastically best-selling memoir "Eat Pray Love." But through the disorienting process of becoming a global celebrity, Elizabeth Gilbert has also reflected deeply on the gift and challenge of inhabiting a creative life.

Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji sees the mind as a "difference-seeking machine" that helps us order reality, and that creates biases. This science takes our grappling with difference out of the realm of guilt, into the realm of transformative good.

Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji sees the mind as a "difference-seeking machine" that helps us order reality, and that creates biases. This science takes our grappling with difference out of the realm of guilt, into the realm of transformative good.

The liberal view of capitalism as essentially exploitative may remain alive and well, Haidt says. But the ironic truth of history is that capitalism actually generates liberal values as it takes root in societies.

The liberal view of capitalism as essentially exploitative may remain alive and well, Haidt says. But the ironic truth of history is that capitalism actually generates liberal values as it takes root in societies.

Rebecca Solnit celebrates the unpredictable, incalculable events that so often redeem our lives both solitary and public. She searches for the hidden, transformative histories in events we chronicle merely as disasters.

Rebecca Solnit celebrates the unpredictable, incalculable events that so often redeem our lives both solitary and public. She searches for the hidden, transformative histories in events we chronicle merely as disasters.

Kevin Kling is part funny guy, part poet and playwright, part wise man. Born with a disabled left arm, he lost the use of his right one after a motorcycle accident nearly killed him. He shares his special angle on life's humor and its ruptures.

Kevin Kling is part funny guy, part poet and playwright, part wise man. Born with a disabled left arm, he lost the use of his right one after a motorcycle accident nearly killed him. He shares his special angle on life's humor and its ruptures.

"The soul is contained in the human voice," says David Isay, founder of StoryCorps. He shares his wisdom about listening as a sacred act of love, and how eliciting and capturing our stories is a way of insisting that every life matters.

"The soul is contained in the human voice," says David Isay, founder of StoryCorps. He shares his wisdom about listening as a sacred act of love, and how eliciting and capturing our stories is a way of insisting that every life matters.

This episode, a “theft of the dial.” Writer and traveler Pico Iyer turns the tables on our host Krista Tippett by asking her the questions. An illuminating conversation on the mystery and art of living.

This episode, a “theft of the dial.” Writer and traveler Pico Iyer turns the tables on our host Krista Tippett by asking her the questions. An illuminating conversation on the mystery and art of living.

Nobel physicist Frank Wilczek sees beauty as a compass for truth, discovery, and meaning. He’s the unusual scientist willing to analogize his discoveries about the deep structure of reality with deep meaning in the human everyday.

Nobel physicist Frank Wilczek sees beauty as a compass for truth, discovery, and meaning. He’s the unusual scientist willing to analogize his discoveries about the deep structure of reality with deep meaning in the human everyday.

CleanMichelle Alexander — Who We Want to Become: Beyond the New Jim Crow

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander calls our punitive culture the "new Jim Crow," and is making it visible in the name of a fierce hope and belief in our collective capacity to engender the transformation to which this moment is calling.

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander calls our punitive culture the "new Jim Crow," and is making it visible in the name of a fierce hope and belief in our collective capacity to engender the transformation to which this moment is calling.

Cloud Cult is hard to categorize, musically and lyrically. Less in question is the profound, life-giving force of their music. Live from our studios on Loring Park, we explore the art that has emerged ever since — spanning rawest grief to fiercest hope.

Cloud Cult is hard to categorize, musically and lyrically. Less in question is the profound, life-giving force of their music. Live from our studios on Loring Park, we explore the art that has emerged ever since — spanning rawest grief to fiercest hope.

David Whyte is a poet and philosopher who believes in the power of a “beautiful question” amidst the drama of work as well as the drama of life — amidst the ways the two overlap, whether we want them to or not.

David Whyte is a poet and philosopher who believes in the power of a “beautiful question” amidst the drama of work as well as the drama of life — amidst the ways the two overlap, whether we want them to or not.

As a filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards — the "Oscars of the Internet" — Tiffany Shlain is committed to reframing technology as an expression of the best of what humanity is capable, with all the complexity that entails.

As a filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards — the "Oscars of the Internet" — Tiffany Shlain is committed to reframing technology as an expression of the best of what humanity is capable, with all the complexity that entails.

There’s a kind of brilliance that flashes up in early adulthood: an ability to see the world whole. Nathan Schneider is a gifted writer, chronicling the world he and his compatriots are helping to make — spiritual, technological, and communal.

There’s a kind of brilliance that flashes up in early adulthood: an ability to see the world whole. Nathan Schneider is a gifted writer, chronicling the world he and his compatriots are helping to make — spiritual, technological, and communal.

Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. Today, she's a self-proclaimed space freak and delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new social change this generation is creating.

Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. Today, she's a self-proclaimed space freak and delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new social change this generation is creating.

The Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah is a rich, magnetic world of thought and teaching. It has resonance with modern understandings of reality — and describes a cosmic significance to the practical moral call to repair the world.

The Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah is a rich, magnetic world of thought and teaching. It has resonance with modern understandings of reality — and describes a cosmic significance to the practical moral call to repair the world.

The great cellist Yo-Yo Ma views music as born in improvisation, traversing territory as vast and fluid as the world we inhabit. In this generous, intimate conversation, he shares his philosophy of curiosity about life, and of performance as hospitality.

The great cellist Yo-Yo Ma views music as born in improvisation, traversing territory as vast and fluid as the world we inhabit. In this generous, intimate conversation, he shares his philosophy of curiosity about life, and of performance as hospitality.

“Why is the world so beautiful?” This is a question Robin Wall Kimmerer pursues as a botanist and also as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She says that as our knowledge about plant life unfolds, human vocabulary and imaginations must adapt.

“Why is the world so beautiful?” This is a question Robin Wall Kimmerer pursues as a botanist and also as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She says that as our knowledge about plant life unfolds, human vocabulary and imaginations must adapt.

CleanPatrisse Cullors and Robert Ross — The Resilient World We're Building Now

#BlackLivesMatter co-founder and artist Patrisse Cullors joins Dr. Robert Ross, a physician who is helping redefine public health in terms of human wholeness, in presenting a luminous vision of the resilient world we're making now.

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#BlackLivesMatter co-founder and artist Patrisse Cullors joins Dr. Robert Ross, a physician who is helping redefine public health in terms of human wholeness, in presenting a luminous vision of the resilient world we're making now.

Brain surgeon James Doty is on the cutting edge of our knowledge of the brain and the heart: how they talk to each other; what compassion means in the body and in action; and how we can reshape our lives and perhaps our species.

Brain surgeon James Doty is on the cutting edge of our knowledge of the brain and the heart: how they talk to each other; what compassion means in the body and in action; and how we can reshape our lives and perhaps our species.

Jean Berko Gleason is a legend in the field of psycholinguistics — how language emerges, and what it tells us about how we think and who we are. We keep learning about the human gift, as she puts it, to be conscious of ourselves and to comment on that.

Jean Berko Gleason is a legend in the field of psycholinguistics — how language emerges, and what it tells us about how we think and who we are. We keep learning about the human gift, as she puts it, to be conscious of ourselves and to comment on that.

CleanB.J. Miller — Reframing Our Relationship to That We Don’t Control

“Let death be what takes us,” Dr. B.J. Miller has written, “not a lack of imagination.” He offers a transformative reframing on our imperfect bodies, the ways we move through the world, and all that we don’t control.

“Let death be what takes us,” Dr. B.J. Miller has written, “not a lack of imagination.” He offers a transformative reframing on our imperfect bodies, the ways we move through the world, and all that we don’t control.

W.E.B Du Bois penned the famous line that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” His passionate, poetic words and intelligence continue to enliven 21st-century life on the color line and beyond it.

W.E.B Du Bois penned the famous line that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” His passionate, poetic words and intelligence continue to enliven 21st-century life on the color line and beyond it.

W.E.B Du Bois penned the famous line that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” His passionate, poetic words and intelligence continue to enliven 21st-century life on the color line and beyond it.

W.E.B Du Bois penned the famous line that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” His passionate, poetic words and intelligence continue to enliven 21st-century life on the color line and beyond it.

W.E.B Du Bois penned the famous line that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” His passionate, poetic words and intelligence continue to enliven 21st-century life on the color line and beyond it.

Something of a celebrity in Quaker circles, Carrie Newcomer is best known for her story-songs that get at the raw and redemptive edges of human reality. This week, a musical conversation with the Indiana-based and born folk singer-songwriter.

Something of a celebrity in Quaker circles, Carrie Newcomer is best known for her story-songs that get at the raw and redemptive edges of human reality. This week, a musical conversation with the Indiana-based and born folk singer-songwriter.

Irish poet and The New Yorker poetry editor Paul Muldoon has won the Pulitzer Prize, written for radio and song, and plays in a rock band. He visited us for a magical day at our studios, including a dinner salon and reading from his work.

Irish poet and The New Yorker poetry editor Paul Muldoon has won the Pulitzer Prize, written for radio and song, and plays in a rock band. He visited us for a magical day at our studios, including a dinner salon and reading from his work.

Martin Sheen returned to a deep and joyful Catholic faith after a crisis at the height of his fame in in mid-life. "Piety is something you do alone," he says. "True freedom can only be achieved in community."

Martin Sheen returned to a deep and joyful Catholic faith after a crisis at the height of his fame in in mid-life. "Piety is something you do alone," he says. "True freedom can only be achieved in community."

Philosopher, poet, and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht has struggled with suicidal places in her life and lost friends to it. As a scholar, she's now proposing a new cultural reckoning with suicide based on our essential need for each other.

Philosopher, poet, and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht has struggled with suicidal places in her life and lost friends to it. As a scholar, she's now proposing a new cultural reckoning with suicide based on our essential need for each other.

CleanMark Hyman, James Gordon, and Penny George — The Evolution of Medicine

Medicine is in the midst of a transformation, from a science of treating disease to a science of health. Three visionary pioneers – functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman, psychiatrist James Gordon, and philanthropist Penny George – on aligning medicin

Medicine is in the midst of a transformation, from a science of treating disease to a science of health. Three visionary pioneers – functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman, psychiatrist James Gordon, and philanthropist Penny George – on aligning medicin

The folk rock duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are known for their social activism on-stage and off. They see music as a continuum of human existence, intertwined with spiritual life in a way that can’t be pinned down.

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The folk rock duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are known for their social activism on-stage and off. They see music as a continuum of human existence, intertwined with spiritual life in a way that can’t be pinned down.

Jonathan Sacks is the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and one of the world’s deep thinkers on religion in our age. He says that the faithful can and must cultivate their own deepest truths — while finding God in the face of the stranger.

Jonathan Sacks is the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and one of the world’s deep thinkers on religion in our age. He says that the faithful can and must cultivate their own deepest truths — while finding God in the face of the stranger.

CleanAdam Grant — Successful Givers, Toxic Takers, and the Life We Spend at Work

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant describes three orientations of which we are all capable: the givers, the takers, and the matchers. He is wise about practicing generosity in organizational life.

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant describes three orientations of which we are all capable: the givers, the takers, and the matchers. He is wise about practicing generosity in organizational life.

Often quoted, but rarely interviewed, Mary Oliver is one of our greatest and most beloved poets. At 79, she honors us with an intimate conversation on the wisdom of the world, the salvation of poetry, and the life behind her writing.

Often quoted, but rarely interviewed, Mary Oliver is one of our greatest and most beloved poets. At 79, she honors us with an intimate conversation on the wisdom of the world, the salvation of poetry, and the life behind her writing.

CleanGuy Consolmagno and George Coyne — Asteroids, Stars, and the Love of God

Four Jesuits in history have had asteroids named after them. Our guests are the two living astronomers with that distinction. Brother Guy Consolmagno and Father George Coyne study the composition of meteorites and the life and death of stars. They share t

Clean[Unedited] Brother Guy Consolmagno and Father George Coyne with Krista Tippett

Four Jesuits in history have had asteroids named after them. Our guests are the two living astronomers with that distinction. Brother Guy Consolmagno and Father George Coyne study the composition of meteorites and the life and death of stars. They share t

The High Holy Days create an annual ritual of repentance, both individual and collective. Louis Newman, who has explored repentance as a ethicist and a person in recovery, opens this up as a refreshing practice for every life.

The High Holy Days create an annual ritual of repentance, both individual and collective. Louis Newman, who has explored repentance as a ethicist and a person in recovery, opens this up as a refreshing practice for every life.

CleanMike Rose — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Work, and the Human Core of All Education That Matters

“I grew up a witness” Mike Rose writes, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought it takes to do physical work.”

“I grew up a witness” Mike Rose writes, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought it takes to do physical work.”

Few features of humanity are more fascinating than creativity; and few fields are more dynamic now than neuroscience. Rex Jung is working on a cutting edge of science, exploring the differences and interplay between intelligence and creativity.

Few features of humanity are more fascinating than creativity; and few fields are more dynamic now than neuroscience. Rex Jung is working on a cutting edge of science, exploring the differences and interplay between intelligence and creativity.

Katy Payne found her astonishment in listening to two of the world’s most exotic creatures. She has decoded the language of elephants and was among the first scientists to discover that whales are composers of song.

Katy Payne found her astonishment in listening to two of the world’s most exotic creatures. She has decoded the language of elephants and was among the first scientists to discover that whales are composers of song.

Poet/philosopher John O'Donohue is beloved for his book Anam Ċara, Gaelic for "soul friend," and for his insistence on beauty as a human calling and a defining aspect of God. In one of his last interviews before his death in 2008, he articula

Poet/philosopher John O'Donohue is beloved for his book Anam Ċara, Gaelic for "soul friend," and for his insistence on beauty as a human calling and a defining aspect of God. In one of his last interviews before his death in 2008, he articula

Rachel Yehuda has studied the children of Holocaust survivors and of pregnant women who survived the 9/11 attacks. But her science is a form of power for flourishing beyond the traumas large and small that mark each of our lives.

Rachel Yehuda has studied the children of Holocaust survivors and of pregnant women who survived the 9/11 attacks. But her science is a form of power for flourishing beyond the traumas large and small that mark each of our lives.

We're hungry for fresh ways to tell hard truths and redemptive stories, for language that would elevate and embolden rather than demean and alienate. Elizabeth Alexander shares her sense of what poetry works in us — and in our children.

Rami Nashashibi uses graffiti, calligraphy, and hip-hop in his work as a healing force on the South Side of Chicago. And he is a fascinating face of a Muslim-American dream flourishing against the odds in post-9/11 America.

Rami Nashashibi uses graffiti, calligraphy, and hip-hop in his work as a healing force on the South Side of Chicago. And he is a fascinating face of a Muslim-American dream flourishing against the odds in post-9/11 America.

Cleanjohn a. powell — Opening the Question of Race to the Question of Belonging

“Race is a little bit like gravity,” john powell says: experienced by all, understood by the few. He is an esteemed legal scholar and thinker who counsels all kinds of people and projects on the front lines of our present racial anguish and longings.

“Race is a little bit like gravity,” john powell says: experienced by all, understood by the few. He is an esteemed legal scholar and thinker who counsels all kinds of people and projects on the front lines of our present racial anguish and longings.

The Hubble Space Telescope, which turns 25 this year, has brought the beauty of the cosmos into our lives. Mario Livio works with discoveries it makes possible, studying things like dark energy, extrasolar planets, and white dwarf stars.

The Hubble Space Telescope, which turns 25 this year, has brought the beauty of the cosmos into our lives. Mario Livio works with discoveries it makes possible, studying things like dark energy, extrasolar planets, and white dwarf stars.

Sr. Simone Campbell is a lawyer, lobbyist, poet, and Zen contemplative working on issues such as “mending the wealth gap,” “enacting a living wage,” and “crafting a faithful budget that benefits the 100%.”

Sr. Simone Campbell is a lawyer, lobbyist, poet, and Zen contemplative working on issues such as “mending the wealth gap,” “enacting a living wage,” and “crafting a faithful budget that benefits the 100%.”

Pico Iyer is one of our most eloquent explorers of what he calls the "inner world" — in himself and in the 21st century world at large. In this intimate conversation, we explore the discoveries he's making and his practice of "the art of stillness.”

Pico Iyer is one of our most eloquent explorers of what he calls the "inner world" — in himself and in the 21st century world at large. In this intimate conversation, we explore the discoveries he's making and his practice of "the art of stillness.”

The L’Arche movement, which Jean Vanier founded, centers around people with mental disabilities. He brings the most paradoxical religious teachings to life: that there’s power in humility, strength in weakness, and light in the darkness of human exist

The L’Arche movement, which Jean Vanier founded, centers around people with mental disabilities. He brings the most paradoxical religious teachings to life: that there’s power in humility, strength in weakness, and light in the darkness of human exist

Maria Popova cross-pollinates — between philosophy and design, physics and poetry, the intellectual and the experiential. We meet her at 30, and explore her gleanings on what it means to lead a good life — intellectually, creatively, and spiritually.

Maria Popova cross-pollinates — between philosophy and design, physics and poetry, the intellectual and the experiential. We meet her at 30, and explore her gleanings on what it means to lead a good life — intellectually, creatively, and spiritually.

It is a story of our time — the new landscape of living longer, and of dying more slowly too. Jane Gross has grounded advice and practical wisdom about caring for our loved ones and ourselves on the far shore of aging.

It is a story of our time — the new landscape of living longer, and of dying more slowly too. Jane Gross has grounded advice and practical wisdom about caring for our loved ones and ourselves on the far shore of aging.

He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He sees "illustrious language" as a form of music and as a way, just maybe, to shift the world on its axis.

He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He sees "illustrious language" as a form of music and as a way, just maybe, to shift the world on its axis.

A passionate translator of the beauty and relevance of scientific questions, Margaret Wertheim is also wise about the limits of science to tell the whole story of the human self across history and culture.

A passionate translator of the beauty and relevance of scientific questions, Margaret Wertheim is also wise about the limits of science to tell the whole story of the human self across history and culture.

What would it take to make our national encounter with gay marriage redemptive rather than divisive? David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch are pursuing a different way for all of us to grapple with the future of marriage, redefined.

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What would it take to make our national encounter with gay marriage redemptive rather than divisive? David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch are pursuing a different way for all of us to grapple with the future of marriage, redefined.

danah boyd has intriguing advice on the technologically-fueled generation gaps of our age — that our children’s immersion in social media may offer a kind of respite from their over-structured, overscheduled analog lives.

danah boyd has intriguing advice on the technologically-fueled generation gaps of our age — that our children’s immersion in social media may offer a kind of respite from their over-structured, overscheduled analog lives.

Eve Ensler has helped women all over the world tell the stories of their lives through the stories of their bodies. Her play, "The Vagina Monologues," has become a global force in the face of violence against women and girls.

Eve Ensler has helped women all over the world tell the stories of their lives through the stories of their bodies. Her play, "The Vagina Monologues," has become a global force in the face of violence against women and girls.

Helen Fisher wields science as a sobering, if entertaining, lens on what feel like the most meaningful encounters of our lives. She is a leading anthropologist/explorer on the new frontier of seeing inside our brains when love and sex happen.

Helen Fisher wields science as a sobering, if entertaining, lens on what feel like the most meaningful encounters of our lives. She is a leading anthropologist/explorer on the new frontier of seeing inside our brains when love and sex happen.

Courage is borne out of vulnerability, not strength. This finding of Brené Brown’s research on shame and "wholeheartedness" shook the perfectionist ground beneath her own feet. And now it’s inspiring millions to reconsider the way they live and paren

Courage is borne out of vulnerability, not strength. This finding of Brené Brown’s research on shame and "wholeheartedness" shook the perfectionist ground beneath her own feet. And now it’s inspiring millions to reconsider the way they live and paren

Two legendary teachers shine a Buddhist light on a classic Christian teaching: love of enemies. Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg are working together on how we relate to that which makes us feel embattled from without, and from within.

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Two legendary teachers shine a Buddhist light on a classic Christian teaching: love of enemies. Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg are working together on how we relate to that which makes us feel embattled from without, and from within.

CleanGordon Hempton — The Last Quiet Places: Silence and the Presence of Everything

Gordon Hempton says that silence is an endangered species. He defines real quiet as presence — not an absence of sound, but an absence of noise. The Earth, as he knows it, is a "solar-powered jukebox" and quiet is a "think tank of the soul."

Gordon Hempton says that silence is an endangered species. He defines real quiet as presence — not an absence of sound, but an absence of noise. The Earth, as he knows it, is a "solar-powered jukebox" and quiet is a "think tank of the soul."

CleanJoy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition

Gender defines us from the moment we’re born. But how is that related to the lifelong work of being at home in ourselves? We explore this question through her story of transition from male to female — in an orthodox Jewish world.

Gender defines us from the moment we’re born. But how is that related to the lifelong work of being at home in ourselves? We explore this question through her story of transition from male to female — in an orthodox Jewish world.

We live in a world that is recreating itself one life and digital connection at a time. On this landscape for which there are no maps, Seth Godin is a singular thought leader and innovator in what he describes as our post-industrial "connection economy."

We live in a world that is recreating itself one life and digital connection at a time. On this landscape for which there are no maps, Seth Godin is a singular thought leader and innovator in what he describes as our post-industrial "connection economy."

In a probing and personal conversation, Reza Aslan opens a refreshing window on religion in the world and Islam in particular. It’s a longer view of history and humanity than news cycles invite — certainly when it comes to the Arab Spring, or to ISIS.

In a probing and personal conversation, Reza Aslan opens a refreshing window on religion in the world and Islam in particular. It’s a longer view of history and humanity than news cycles invite — certainly when it comes to the Arab Spring, or to ISIS.

Just as mathematicians talk about discovering rather than inventing great equations, so Bach set out to “discover” the musical rules behind the universe. After hearing this conversation, you may never listen to any piece of music the same way again.

Just as mathematicians talk about discovering rather than inventing great equations, so Bach set out to “discover” the musical rules behind the universe. After hearing this conversation, you may never listen to any piece of music the same way again.

Human memory is a sensory experience, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Through his longtime research in trauma treatment, he shares what he's learning about how bodywork like yoga or eye movement therapy can restore a sense of goodness and safety.

Human memory is a sensory experience, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Through his longtime research in trauma treatment, he shares what he's learning about how bodywork like yoga or eye movement therapy can restore a sense of goodness and safety.

The third in a four-part series, "The American Consciousness."
If journalism is a primary way we tell the story of ourselves and our time, Michel Martin is a person helping us tell that story — and take part in it — more completely. Her daily NPR program Tell Me More was often labeled as “diversity” or “minority” programming. But in fact, she and her journalism are about a more generous and realistic sweep of who we are now — and how we’re creating our life together anew. At the Chautauqua Institution, we mine her wisdom on the emerging fabric of human identity.

Michel Martin is a journalist with NPR. She previously reported for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and ABC’s “Nightline.” She was the creator and host of the NPR program Tell Me More, which ran from 2007-2014. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Michel Martin — The Fabric of Our Identity." Find more at onbeing.org.

The XIV Dalai Lama seems to many to embody happiness — happiness against the odds, a virtue that is acquired and practiced. Before a live audience in Atlanta, Georgia, Krista had a rare opportunity to mull over the meaning of happiness.

The XIV Dalai Lama seems to many to embody happiness — happiness against the odds, a virtue that is acquired and practiced. Before a live audience in Atlanta, Georgia, Krista had a rare opportunity to mull over the meaning of happiness.

The second in a four-part series, "The American Consciousness."
After September 11, 2001, Richard Rodriguez traveled to the Middle East to explore his kinship, as a Roman Catholic, with the men who stepped onto airplanes and turned them into weapons of terror. What he learned illuminates some of the deepest paradox and promise of the world we inhabit. He is an especially intriguing conversation partner for right now — a life and mind straddling left and right, religious and secular, immigrant and intellectual. At the Chautauqua Institution, we mine his wisdom on the emerging fabric of human identity.

Richard Rodriguez is a journalist and essayist. He won a Peabody Award for his original commentary on The NewsHour and received the National Humanities Medal in 1993. His books include "Hunger Of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez," "Brown: The Last Discovery Of America," and "Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Richard Rodriguez — The Fabric of Our Identity." Find more at onbeing.org.

The first in a four-part series, "The American Consciousness."
Imani Perry is a scholar of law, culture, race — and hip hop. She acknowledges wise voices who say that we will never get to the promised land of racial equality. She writes, “That may very well be true, but it also true that extraordinary things have happened and keep happening in our history. The question is, how do we prepare for and precipitate them?” We took her up on this emboldening question at the Chautauqua Institution, on the cusp of yet a new collective reckoning with the racial fabric of American life.

Imani Perry is a professor of African-American Studies at Princeton University. Her scholarly books include "Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop" and "More Beautiful and More Terrible: The Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality in the United States." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Imani Perry — The Fabric of Our Identity." Find more at onbeing.org.

An enchanting hour of poetry drawing on the ways family and religion shape our lives. Marie Howe works and plays with her Catholic upbringing, the universal drama of family, and the ordinary time that sustains us.

An enchanting hour of poetry drawing on the ways family and religion shape our lives. Marie Howe works and plays with her Catholic upbringing, the universal drama of family, and the ordinary time that sustains us.

Dan Barber is a celebrated young chef — but his passionate ethics and intellect have made him much more. He's out to restore food to its rightful place vis-à-vis our bodies, our ecologies and our economies. And he would do this by resurrecting our natu

Dan Barber is a celebrated young chef — but his passionate ethics and intellect have made him much more. He's out to restore food to its rightful place vis-à-vis our bodies, our ecologies and our economies. And he would do this by resurrecting our natu

What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music, memorization and reflection. What nourishes the human spi

What Adele Diamond is learning about the brain challenges basic assumptions in modern education. Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music, memorization and reflection. What nourishes the human spi

CleanAnita Desai and Andrew Robinson — The Modern Resonance of Rabindranath Tagore

He bestowed the title “Mahatma” on Gandhi. He debated the deepest nature of reality with Einstein. He was championed by Yeats and Pound to become the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath — a writer and a painter, a philosopher and a musician, and a social innovator — but much of his poetry and prose is virtually untranslatable (or inaccessibly translated) for modern minds. We pull back the "dusty veils" that have hidden his memory from history.

Anita Desai is an Indian novelist of Bengali descent. Her novels include "Clear Light of Day," "The Village by the Sea," and "Fasting, Feasting." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Anita Desai and Andrew Robinson — The Modern Resonance of Rabindranath Tagore." Find more at onbeing.org.

Andrew Robinson is a biographer and writer. He is the co-author of "The Myriad-Minded Man," a biography of Rabindranath Tagore. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Anita Desai and Andrew Robinson — The Modern Resonance of Rabindranath Tagore." Find more at onbeing.org.

Yoga has infiltrated law schools and strip malls, churches and hospitals. This 5,000-year-old spiritual technology is converging with 21st-century medical science and with many religious and philosophical perspectives. Seane Corn is a renowned yoga teache

Yoga has infiltrated law schools and strip malls, churches and hospitals. This 5,000-year-old spiritual technology is converging with 21st-century medical science and with many religious and philosophical perspectives. Seane Corn is a renowned yoga teache

Sculptural artist Dario Robleto is famous for spinning and shaping unconventional materials — from dinosaur fossils to pulverized vintage records, from swamp root to cramp bark. He joins words and objects in a way that distills meaning at once social, poetic, and scientific. He reveals how objects can become meditations on love, war, and healing.

Dario Robleto is a sculptural artist who lives and works in Houston, Texas. His most recent exhibit, “The Boundary of Life is Quietly Crossed,” is at the Menil Collection in Houston. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Dario Robleto — Sculptor of Memory." Find more at onbeing.org.

CleanSteven Waldman and Philip Hamburger — The Long Experiment of American Democracy

For the Fourth of July, a refreshing reality check about the long road of American democracy. We remember forgotten but fascinating, useful history as we contemplate how we might help young democracies on their own tumultuous paths now.

Steven Waldman is the author of "Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty." He is the founder and former editor of Beliefnet and now heads Daily Bridge Media. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Steven Waldman and Philip Hamburger — The Long Experiment of American Democracy." Find more at onbeing.org.

Philip Hamburger is the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He’s the author of "Separation of Church and State" and "Is Administrative Law Unlawful?" This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Steven Waldman and Philip Hamburger — The Long Experiment of American Democracy." Find more at onbeing.org.

We tend to frame our cultural conversation about science and religion as a debate — two either/or ways of describing reality. With mathematician Jim Bradley and philosopher Michael Ruse, we trace a quieter evolution of science and religion in interplay — not a matter of competing answers, but of complementary questions with room for humanity, nuance, and humor.

Jim Bradley is professor emeritus of mathematics at Calvin College. He’s currently helping lead a multi-year project called Randomness and Divine Providence.
Michael Ruse is a professor of philosophy at Florida State University. His books include "The Darwinian Revolution: Science Red in Tooth and Claw" and "Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Jim Bradley + Michael Ruse — The Evolution of the Science-Religion Debate." Find more at onbeing.org.

Who knew that we learn empathy, trust, irony, and problem solving through play — something the dictionary defines as "pleasurable and apparently purposeless activity." Dr. Stuart Brown suggests that the rough-and-tumble play of children actually prevents violent behavior, and that play can grow human talents and character across a lifetime. Play, as he studies it, is an indispensable part of being human.

Stuart Brown is founder and president of the National Institute for Play near Monterey, California. He is co-author of "Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Stuart Brown — Play, Spirit, and Character." Find more at onbeing.org.

The surprising psychology behind morality is at the heart of Jonathan Haidt’s research. “When it comes to moral judgments, we think we are scientists discovering the truth, but actually we are lawyers arguing for positions we arrived at by other means

The surprising psychology behind morality is at the heart of Jonathan Haidt’s research. “When it comes to moral judgments, we think we are scientists discovering the truth, but actually we are lawyers arguing for positions we arrived at by other means

As the daughter of Johnny Cash, singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash describes her life as "circumscribed by music." But, it's through her love of language and quantum mechanics that she's finding new sources of creativity and mathematical ways to think abo

As the daughter of Johnny Cash, singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash describes her life as "circumscribed by music." But, it's through her love of language and quantum mechanics that she's finding new sources of creativity and mathematical ways to think abo

CleanMaria Tatar — The Great Cauldron of Story: Why Fairy Tales Are for Adults Again

Fairy tales' overt themes are threaded throughout hit TV series like Game of Thrones and True Blood, Grimm and Once Upon a Time. These stories survive by adapting across cultures and history -- helping us work through things like fear and hope.

Fairy tales' overt themes are threaded throughout hit TV series like Game of Thrones and True Blood, Grimm and Once Upon a Time. These stories survive by adapting across cultures and history -- helping us work through things like fear and hope.

The idea of reciting an unchanging creed sounds suspicious to modern ears. But the late, great historian Jaroslav Pelikan illuminated ancient tradition in order to enliven faith in the present and the future.

The idea of reciting an unchanging creed sounds suspicious to modern ears. But the late, great historian Jaroslav Pelikan illuminated ancient tradition in order to enliven faith in the present and the future.

For Sherwin Nuland, pondering death was a way of wondering at life — and the infinite variety of processes that maintain human life moment to moment. He reflects on the meaning of life by way of scrupulous and elegant detail about human physiology.

For Sherwin Nuland, pondering death was a way of wondering at life — and the infinite variety of processes that maintain human life moment to moment. He reflects on the meaning of life by way of scrupulous and elegant detail about human physiology.

He is a genius of improvisation; a genre-bending vocal magician and conductor. And he sings the territory between music, mystery, and spirit. Who better to contemplate the human voice — its delights, its revelations, and its mystery — than Bobby McFer

He is a genius of improvisation; a genre-bending vocal magician and conductor. And he sings the territory between music, mystery, and spirit. Who better to contemplate the human voice — its delights, its revelations, and its mystery — than Bobby McFer

Rabbi David Hartman was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive Judaism.” We remember his window into the unfolding of his tradition in the modern wor

Rabbi David Hartman was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive Judaism.” We remember his window into the unfolding of his tradition in the modern wor

A thrilling, mind-bending view of the cosmos and of the human adventure of modern science. Physicist Brian Greene suggests the deepest scientific realities are hidden from human senses and often defy our best intuition.

A thrilling, mind-bending view of the cosmos and of the human adventure of modern science. Physicist Brian Greene suggests the deepest scientific realities are hidden from human senses and often defy our best intuition.

The word "Vodou" evokes images of sorcery and sticking pins into dolls. In fact, it's a living tradition wherever Haitians are found based on ancestral religions in Africa. We walk through this mysterious tradition — one with dramatic rituals of trances

The word "Vodou" evokes images of sorcery and sticking pins into dolls. In fact, it's a living tradition wherever Haitians are found based on ancestral religions in Africa. We walk through this mysterious tradition — one with dramatic rituals of trances

What do a fiction writer and an astrophysicist have in common? Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser connect the dots between the cosmos, our minds, and all the ways we discover the story of where we came from.

What do a fiction writer and an astrophysicist have in common? Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser connect the dots between the cosmos, our minds, and all the ways we discover the story of where we came from.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the bad news and horrific pictures in the world. This is a form of empathy, Joan Halifax says, that works against us. The Zen abbot and medical anthropologist has bracing, nourishing thoughts on finding buoyancy rather than burnout in how we work, live, and care.

In this unedited interview, Roshi Joan Halifax and Krista Tippett talk in front of a live audience at the Chautauqua Institution. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the bad news and horrific pictures in the world. This is a form of empathy, Joan Halifax says, that works against us. The Zen abbot and medical anthropologist has bracing, nourishing thoughts on finding buoyancy rather than burnout in how we work, live, and care.

The people we later recognize as prophets, says Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann, are also poets. They reframe what is at stake in chaotic times. Hear a very special voice in conversation to address our changing lives and the deepest meaning of hope this

The people we later recognize as prophets, says Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann, are also poets. They reframe what is at stake in chaotic times. Hear a very special voice in conversation to address our changing lives and the deepest meaning of hope this

Talk show pioneer Phil Donahue opens up on his remarkable perspective on the last half century of America and who we are now. He shares his personal transformations on race, gender roles, and parenting in the dramatic era he captured on television.

In this unedited interview, talk show pioneer Phil Donahue opens up on his remarkable perspective on the last half century of America and who we are now. He shares with Krista Tippett his personal transformations on race, gender roles, and parenting in the dramatic era he captured on television.

CleanVincent Harding and Phyllis Tickle — Racial Identity in the Emerging Church and the World

What might words like repentance or forgiveness mean, culturally, in this moment? These are questions of the emerging church, a loosely-defined movement that crosses generations, theologies and social ideologies in the hope of reimagining Christianity. With Phyllis Tickle and Vincent Harding, an honest and sometimes politically incorrect conversation on coming to terms with racial identity in the church and in the world.

This is the unedited version of On Being's produced show, "Racial Identity in the Emerging Church and the World." Emerging church elder Phyllis Tickle and civil rights veteran Vincent Harding in an honest and sometimes politically incorrect conversation on coming to terms with racial identity in the church and in the world.

Parallel realities and the deep structure of space-time sound like science fiction. But these are matters of real scientific inquiry. Lord Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and atheist who spends his life contemplating such things.

Parallel realities and the deep structure of space-time sound like science fiction. But these are matters of real scientific inquiry. Lord Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and atheist who spends his life contemplating such things.

What if we understand death as a developmental stage — like adolescence or mid-life? Dr. Ira Byock is a leading figure in palliative care and hospice in the United States. He says we lose sight of "the remarkable value" of the time of life we call dying if we forget that it's always a personal and human event, and not just a medical one. From his place on this medical frontier, he shares how we can understand dying as a time of learning, repair, and completion of our lives.

What if we understand death as a developmental stage — like adolescence or mid-life? Dr. Ira Byock shares how we can understand dying as a time of learning, repair, and completion of our lives. Krista Tippett interviewed Dr. Ira Byock on March 2, 2012. This interview is included in the show "Contemplating Mortality." Download the produced show at onbeing.org.

The light and smells in places like hospitals can often depress us. And, our favorite room at home keeps us sane. But why? Immunologist Esther Sternberg explains the scientific research revealing how physical spaces create stress and make us sick — and how good design can trigger our "brain’s internal pharmacies" and help heal us.

Krista Tippett spoke with immunologist Esther Sternberg on March 30, 2012. This unedited interview is included in our show, "The Science of Healing Places." Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.

What happens when you bring together science and poetry on something like color or light? Arthur Zajonc is a physicist and contemplative. And he says we can all investigate life as vigorously from the inside as from the outside.

What happens when you bring together science and poetry on something like color or light? Arthur Zajonc is a physicist and contemplative. And he says we can all investigate life as vigorously from the inside as from the outside.

CleanNatalie Batalha — Exoplanets and Love: Science That Connects Us to One Another

A mission scientist with NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, Natalie Batalha hunts for exoplanets — Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system that might harbor life. She speaks about unexpected connections between things like love and dark energy, science and gratitude, and how "exploring the heavens" brings the beauty of the cosmos and the exuberance of scientific discovery closer to us all.

Natalie Batalha is a research astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center and a mission scientist with the Kepler Space Telescope. Krista Tippett spoke with her on December 13, 2012 via ISDN. This interview is included in our show "On Exoplanets and Love: Natalie Batalha on Science That Connects Us to One Another." Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.

CleanKwame Anthony Appiah — Sidling Up to Difference: Social Change and Moral Revolutions

Our Civil Conversations Project continues with the Ghanaian-British-American philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah. His parents' marriage helped inspire the movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. He's studied ethics in a world of strangers and how unimaginable so

Our Civil Conversations Project continues with the Ghanaian-British-American philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah. His parents' marriage helped inspire the movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. He's studied ethics in a world of strangers and how unimaginable so

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle has done something no one else has -- walked solo on the bottom of the sea, under a quarter mile of water. She tells what she saw -- and what she has learned -- about the giant, living system that is the ocean.

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle has done something no one else has -- walked solo on the bottom of the sea, under a quarter mile of water. She tells what she saw -- and what she has learned -- about the giant, living system that is the ocean.